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Cross-country skiing in Iceland

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Explore Icelandic landscapes of mountains and fjords

Iceland is known throughout the world for many things, from erupting
volcanoes to rushing waterfalls to the Northern Lights.The Icelanders
themselves make great use of their very own adventure playground and are keen
mountaineers, trekkers and downhill skiers. Cross-country skiing is now
waking up to the unique opportunities here. On this trip we spend a day and a
half skiing near Reykjavik before heading to Akureyri, known as the 'capital
of the north'. Traditionally a fishing port, today it is an easy-going town
that sits at the head of Iceland's longest fjord. It is the perfect
springboard for skiing in magnificent surroundings on crowd-free trails. This
far north of course there is also the chance of catching an Aurora display
with far less light pollution to contend with than the capital. In so many
ways, a cross-country skiing trip here is like no other.